Source: World Wide Web
According to Fox News, on October 13, local time, an American Airlines plane taking off from Boston was forced to return due to a possible bird collision incident.
According to the report, American Airlines Flight AA4696 took off from Boston Logan International Airport on October 13, planning to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington at about 20:00 local time, and was eventually forced to return to the place of departure due to a possible bird collision incident. Fox cited a Twitter account profiled as "South Massachusetts Alert" that the plane was forced to return to the plane may have been hit by a bird, the plane had flap problems, and the size and model of the plane were unknown.
"South Massachusetts Alert" tweeted by Fox
Images from flight information service FlightRadar24, a global flight information service platform, showed real-time flight dynamics of the plane, which hovered over the area before returning to Boston Logan Airport.
Screenshot of FlightRadar24 from Fox
American Airlines did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesman for the U.S. Massachusetts Port Authority told Fox News: "The plane has 'landed safely.'"